Psychology

  1. Psychology

    Gut reaction could foretell marriage satisfaction

    Unconscious gut reactions may predict happy, and not-so-happy, marriages, a new study suggests.

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  2. Psychology

    People prefer to just get pain over with

    A new study shows that people would rather experience pain ASAP, even if it means experiencing more pain.

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  3. Psychology

    Almost-lifelike hands perceived as creepy

    Devices have to be very realistic to the escape uncanny valley of eeriness.

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  4. Psychology

    Do you want the good news or the bad news first?

    Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first? A new study purports to answer the question. But can we apply this to how we deliver news? Well, I have good news, and I have bad news.

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  5. Psychology

    Male version of eating disorder replaces purging with muscle enhancers

    Physique concerns can drive young men to take banned substances.

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  6. Psychology

    Maybe mean girls’ mental games have a purpose

    Science is just beginning to tap the wellspring of female competition.

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  7. Psychology

    Groups recall travel details better than loners

    Small teams of people can recite key information from public announcements better than any one person.

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  8. Psychology

    The bright side of sadness

    Bad moods can have unappreciated mental upsides.

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  9. Psychology

    Reading high-brow literature may aid in reading minds

    Think of it as the bookworm’s bonus: People who read first-rate fiction become more socially literate, at least briefly, a new study suggests.

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  10. Psychology

    Mental rotation gears up by age 5 for both boys and girls

    Kid-friendly test suggests that the ability to visualize objects from different angles starts early.

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  11. Animals

    Feedback

    Readers respond to "Collision course" and "The tune wreckers" from our September 21 issue, plus some feedback on the new website.

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  12. Science & Society

    Feedback

    Readers respond to our stories 'Distracted Driving' and 'Ratio of a good life exposed as ‘nonsense’'

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